the big move!

the decision to move has been the hardest one i have ever had to make!  it is one that comes with a lot of sadness, guilt and on the flip side excitement and sense of adventure.  this is a decision we made last spring and it has felt unreal and like a dream.  we have planned, organized and prepared, but you have no idea how it will all turn out until you are in the thick of it.  all and all i would say that it was a pretty easy and we didn't have to do much, and the drive wasn't too bad either.  so here is what has been going on the last week.

tuesday january 19th - packers come to box up our house!

kitchen boxes!

master bedroom boxes!

guest room boxes!

living room boxes!

wednesday jan 20th - moving truck comes to take the boxes, jarad's truck is picked up by a tow truck to be shipped to washington and we clean the house and return keys to landlord.  last family dinner at my parents house with one of our favs, fried chicken and waffles!

we also had to make sure we had all the important documents and valuables we didn't want to go in the moving truck put aside for the car ride.  we were able tag some baby stuff as "first out" so we can get it right away when the moving truck gets to washington, that way no matter what our housing situation is, we will have our important baby items ready to go (the car seat, stroller, clothes, pack n play and some nursing items)

take in car box!

thursday jan 21st - day 1 of drive.  our goal was to make it out of california and to oregon.  we left my parents house at 6am and had some traffic, but we got oregon by 6pm.  i slept most of the ride, i was exhausted, and i had to pee every hour or so.  wilfred was a great travel buddy and jarad did a good job driving!

that night we made it to medford, oregon, which is right on the border.  we found a pet friendly hotel and had a sushi dinner, and called it a night.

friday jan 22nd - we left medford and had about a 6 hour drive to lacey, washington, where we stayed with our good friends for two nights.  the drive was easy and short.

we got thai food take out on friday night and it felt good to not be driving and hanging with good friends.  did i also mention they have the cuttest baby!  then Saturday we went to the RV show at the tacoma dome.  we had a blast checking out RVs, trailers, 5th wheels and airstreams.

sunday jan 24th - we left our friends house after lunch and drove about 40 minutes to our apartment.  we unloaded the car and unpacked.  then we went to the grocery store for food and some cleaning items.  unfortunately i came down with a bad cold and started to feel really yucky. 

monday jan 25th and tuesday jan 26th - i have been sick and not doing much at all.  i am starting to get a little better, and i plan on blogging about all our adventures and exploring in washington!  jarad is loving his new job so far and i think he is at a great company!